August 1st, 2013 - Grandma Sells Daughter's BabyFor N200K In Jos; Reseller& Final Buyer ArrestedAn 8-month-old baby girl named Chiamaka Obinna,who was allegedly sold by her grandmother forN200,000 and taken from Jos to Onitsha, has beenfound about one week later and re-united with hermother.

It was gathered that the baby's grandmother(names withheld), who lived at Rukuba Road byGrafitti Hotel in Jos hadon July 19, this year, sent herdaughter, who is the mother of the baby on anerrand and sent away her other children apparentlyto pave way for her to disposeof the baby.

Thereafter, some women came to her house andshe allegedly gave the baby to them. Unknown toher, some of the neighbours saw her remove thebaby from her back and handed her over to thestrangers.

When the mother of the baby who gave her nameas Blessing Godspower, returned and asked of herbaby, her mother feigned ignorance of herwhereabouts, saying she must have been takenaway by her other children.

But when the grandmother's other childrenreturned and Chiamaka was not with them, Blessingraised the alarm.

This attracted the neighbours, who informed thatthey saw her mother handing over the baby tosome people. She denied the claim and the matterwas reported to the police.

However, during interrogation, the suspect allegedlyconfessed selling the baby to one Eucharia, whohad in turn, taken the baby to Awka in AnambraState and sold it to one Rita for N330,000.

Rita in turn, sold the baby to one Grace for N500,000.The grandmother was said to have told herinterrogators that she was yet to receive her share ofthe illicit deal before the bubble burst.

The state police commissioner in Plateau State, MrChris Olakpe said the baby was recovered at Awkaon July 24, 2013 through the intelligence ofdetectives of the command.

He said that upon interrogation, the suspect statedthat she sold the baby because her daughter wasnot taking proper care of her and that she did it withher consent.

but the baby's mother denied knowledge of theintention to sell her baby, saying as a mother, therewas no way she would put up her baby for sale.